Cuba’s national electric company said on Wednesday that the massive blackout that on September 9 left much of the island in the dark was caused by an operational error on the part of one of its employees
Read MoreOver the next few days we will experience almost winter-like climate with the occurrence of several storms. Throughout the remainder of the period, scattered showers will occur, as will slightly improved weather. Maximum temperatures will be stable at just over 30°C (86°F) and minimum temperatures will be around 23°C (73°F).
Read MoreCuban continues to maintain its slim first-place margin of nearly 33 points over the runner-up Americans. Japan and Korea also continue to hold down the third and fourth spots, although the two Asian powers have now switched places from the 2011 poll (with Japan moving up to the third slot).
Read MoreNumerous readers of HT have asked us the question of where is Fidel Castro? The silence is beginning to provoke speculation on Fidel’s health. The Cuban media has remained silent.
Read MoreThe feature film Penumbras (Shadows), the debuting work by director Charly Medina, opens today in Havana at the Cinematheque de Cuba theater. It is a minimalist look at life in Cuban in the 1990s.
Read MoreThe Cuban Academy of History is convening a scientific workshop next week in Havana to discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962.
Read MoreAn entity within the US Treasury Department has begun renewing licenses of some travel agencies that organize trips to Cuba,.
Read MoreOne hundred and ten carriage drivers, including their assistants, conducted a work stoppage this past last Friday at the Varadero beach resort to protest high taxes, reported the Hablemos Press.
Read MoreThe Cuban government seized 1,644 kilograms of drugs during the first half of 2012, the highest figure in the last eight years, reported by the island’s Ministry of Interior last week.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro on Sunday congratulated his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez on his victory in the recently concluded general elections in that South American nation.
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